What a frustrating game for the Mets, as they had the game in their favor until the eighth inning, and ended up losing the game 4-3. Today was a big game for Noah Syndergaard, as he had a chance to give the Mets a series victory against the Nationals, but struggled with his command, as [...]
NOBODY BEATS THE WIZ BOB FRIEND When I was a kid, I felt betrayed by negative numbers. Don't get me wrong-- I loved numbers at first. They helped bring order to the world, and the linear act of counting was very centering. One, two, three. I have three Jerry Grote cards. Then I went to [...]
It looked like it was going to be a low-scoring game until the top of the ninth inning as the Mets pulled away, and scored four runs. Although it took a while, it is always a good night when the Mets offense can put together a couple of runs in an inning Jacob deGrom continues [...]
While the Mets have struggled to have their players cross home plate in the major leagues (and likely will for the rest of the season), Mets fans will likely do what they’ve been doing for the past 3-4 years - look at the progression of minor leaguers. Sandy Alderson has been criticized for not drafting [...]
Over 292 games during his minor league career, Kevin Plawecki has a .803 OPS with 26 home runs and 72 doubles. Detractors might point out that he played in Las Vegas, one of the most hitter-friendly parks in the Pacific Coast League. While he spent a total of 52 games in Vegas to end last [...]
With a chance to take over first place with a sweep, the Mets dropped the first game of the three-game set against the Nationals by a 7-2 score Monday night. Matt Harvey, pitching for the first time in nine days, allowed five runs in the first three innings before settling down to retire the last [...]
With Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz having graduated to the majors and the All Star game fading in the rearview mirror it’s time to acess the quality of the remaining Met minor league talent. The Mets will not be entering 2016 with the same bevvy of MLB ready talent that they did in 2016 but [...]
The weekend is over but the road trip continues. Just in case you missed it, forgivable with almost a week off for the All-Star break, the second half of the season kicked off with a wasted opportunity in St. Louis. The Mets dropped the first two games of a three-game set against the Major League-best [...]
The Mets salvaged the final game of the series against the Cardinals with a wacky 3-1 extra-innings win Sunday afternoon in a game that lasted nearly six hours and saw the Mets have 25 LOB, which tied a team record. One inning after being unable to cash with the bases loaded, the Mets again packed [...]